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TIL that Zelda Fitzgerald wrote 'plagiarism begins at home' in response to her husband, F.Scott Fitzgerald, ripping off lines from her diary for his novels.

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gxG9 TIL the ruins of a 2,300-year-old Mayan Temple in Belize were destroyed by contractors who wanted to use the bricks for gravel to build a road.
a18L TIL Paul Reubens (AKA Pee Wee Herman) asked his father to build him a performance stage when he was five years old and went on to be named president of the National Thespian Society in high school.
5Yr4R TIL: When city council denied a permit to build on empty lot, a London man applied for a permit for a tank. Thinking it was a water storage container, council approved. Instead the man bought a Russian T-34 tank, parked it on his property and pointed the gun towards the city planning office.
loaeG TIl Benjamin Kyle is the only American citizen officially listed as missing dispute his whereabouts being known
GYgmJ TIL that Marjory Stoneman Douglas fought against efforts to drain the FL Everglades and reclaim land for development when she was 79 years old. Her tireless efforts earned her several variations of the nickname "Grande Dame of the Everglades.” She also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.